{"id":8678,"date":"2024-08-30T12:51:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T11:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=8678"},"modified":"2024-08-30T12:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T11:51:45","slug":"building-a-framework-for-staffing-success-with-barnet-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=8678","title":{"rendered":"Building a framework for staffing success with Barnet Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By <\/strong>Matthew Richards, Head of Resourcing and Recruitment, Barnet Council<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction:<\/strong> How Matrix Workforce Management Solutions<\/a> used its unique service-line portfolio to offer an end-to-end workforce solution for the Greater London local authority helping to streamline temporary and permanent recruitment processes, saving them time and money, while increasing candidate quality.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Problem:<\/strong> Like most local authorities across the UK, Barnet Council<\/a> is facing an increasingly competitive public sector staff marketplace with a shrinking talent pool and tightening budgets. As a result, it\u2019s Hiring Managers required support to better understand their evolving recruitment needs to ensure they were taking the best possible approach to finding and onboarding the right talent at minimum cost. In trying to address these needs with an already overwhelming expectation on their in-house Hiring Managers, it became clear that going it alone for each temporary and permanent vacancy wasn\u2019t a viable option. Instead, Barnet Council needed a more coordinated and consistent process that would increase staffing agency and candidate reach as well as the overall quality of their talent pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Solution:<\/strong> Rather than Hiring Managers dealing with multiple recruitment agencies for each hire, Barnet Council ideally wanted a one-stop-shop for both interim and permanent recruitment. Matrix was brought on board, uniquely able to deliver a self-service platform that consolidates the offerings of multiple agencies, and is quickly and easily accessible through a single online portal; Matrix Prism. Tailored to the local authority\u2019s specific hiring needs, Matrix Prism provides all reporting requirements in one place. Specific solutions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n